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# | Regarding LSU Interviewing Grimes and VT Assistant Salaries 
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How does getting tickets through the Hokie Club for away games work? I am a member, but there are probably only like 14 people ranked lower than me. Is that my best bet?
Best way to get tickets would probably be to contact Jim Tressel or Terrelle Pryor...or I am sure you could arrange some type of tattoo for ticket exchange with current players.
VT needs to step up the pay of quality assistants.....key word quality
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# | Regarding LSU Interviewing Grimes and VT Assistant Salaries this is true. hopefully things work out, and Grimes is with the good guys next year (and like many others have mentioned, by work out, I mean VT opening up the checkbook for its assistants)
My trip to get more coffee (and not refreshing the page) caused me to post essentially the same thing.
I try to remember that these coaches are professionals, just like many of us. If you work in the private sector and the biggest dog in your industry calls and wants to talk about increasing your pay and giving you the chance to work for the best in your business, you HAVE to at least listen. I work on the corporate side of retail. If Target or Macy's calls, I'm listening, no matter how loyal I am to my current employer.
What he said ^.
Its also important to understand that Grimes wasnt on a search mission, LSU reached out to him. And when an SEC program reaches out to you you at least listen.
I personally don't think it's any of that. If you heard of a job that's in your field that you know could lead to bigger and better things, would you not put feelers out to test the waters? If you got a positive vibe back, would you not pursue it to see what it offers? I don't think he's shopping around, but I also don't think he's trying to establish roots in Blacksburg. There are few assistant coaches that will go to a school to stay there forever and usually it's for one of two reasons: lots of money (Chad Morris type of money) or an emotional connection (coaching at your alma mater like Torrian Gray). Don't consider it a slight to VT because Grimes is seeing what else is out there. That's what life is like in the professional world. You should never close your eyes to opportunities around you.
Does cost of living factor into payscale at all?
Yep same here! I've never been able to truthfully explain to someone at work exactly what I've done on the weekends, because I feel I would get looked down upon for going to a brewery, or having a beer and staying up past 8pm.
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# | Regarding LSU Interviewing Grimes and VT Assistant Salaries 'Ello gents. New to the board here.
My 2cents. A couple possibilities:
1) Grimes hates Blacksburg and wants out (not possible, right?)
2) Grimes doesn't like what he sees from the VT program, or doesn't get along with some of the coaches (maybe?)
3) Grimes loves VT, but doesn't feel like he is making enough money here and this is a leverage move for a raise (hopefully)
but in any case...in my opinion, even if Grimes doesn't go to LSU, I'm not getting the warm fuzzies on the long term outlook of our OL, if he is shopping around after 1 year in Blacksburg, I personally don't expect this to be a very long tenure. (hopefully I am completely wrong though, I don't want to lose Grimes)
Agree
This could hurt a little more in retaining Brady Taylor. Johnson is top notch, and the fact that he is now paired with a hot coach in Ashtabula Jesus could mean trouble for us down the road in recruiting.
Being in the military:
Having to part with my beard every Monday before work. Oh how I miss facial hair
Also: yesterday (a Monday no doubt) I found out my next duty station is South Dakota. ...the feels...
Well I guess we are going to be going against TOSU now for just about every recruit we go after.
Does Tech have the money to jump into said shark tank?
haha - well played, sir.
He had played minor league ball the last summer too. TOB didn't like it and thought he should spend the spring working with the team, and told him if he played baseball again he wasn't going to be the starter. We all know what has happened since
You're a walking HIPAA violation.
If your opponent knows you have a shoulder problem you have a big problem. Its just that simple.
I don't think the coaches have any kind of duty to disclose kids injuries, but do think they have to respect privacy rights. I think we all know alot less about injuries that happen than we think and thats just the way it has to be.
Beyond that my 11 year old daughter has been lying for a couple of years about chronic conditions to her parents and coaches because she wants to play. She is not unique to the sports world. I am getting my Phd in knowing when she is lying to me... her coaches can't tell at all because they have too many kids to manage.
Tech needs help from Boosters...most of the 'big money programs' have a pretty generous fanbase donating a pretty significant amount of $$$ to the programs
well that's a pretty terrible reason to downvote a comment.....I'm not really sure your comment warrants a downvote either, so despite the fact I seriously disagree with you, I'll even you out too...for consistency
Let's say Grimes does go. Do we go after Todd Washington?
I think Shane Beamer thinks Coleman is Barry Sanders with the amount of reps he gets.
I totally agree, but, maybe I'm old fashioned, IMO, there is an ethical question to that, if you've been in your current position for such a short time. During my most recent job hunt, I had a bunch of resumes out there, had a couple interviews, got a job. About 3 months later, one of the places I sent a resume to called to offer me an interview (who knows why it took them so long), the job would have put me making about 10K more, but being that I had just accepted this job, I turned it down (and I don't make nearly enough that a pay bump like that wouldn't affect me), but it just wasn't the right time anymore, my conscience held me back from that one.
Granted, the world of college and professional sports coaching is vastly different from the way my profession works, I'd like to think if I got a coaching gig somewhere, made all these goals and promises to other coaches and players, I'd stick around for a least a little while.
I can also see why he would listen to their call, obvious pay increase, and the job isn't going to wait for him. I'm not taking it as a slight towards VT, but thinking realistically, if after 1 year he is interviewing elsewhere, I don't expect him to be in Blacksburg for all that long